Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with June 17.

Events

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Births

1807 – Auguste Nélaton (1807-1873), French physician; described Nélaton’s line (Roser-Nélaton line), and Nélaton tumor (Dupuytren-Nélaton disease). Invented the Nélaton Probe (1862)

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Deaths

1954 – Melvin Starkey Henderson (1883–1954), American orthopedic surgeon; described Reichel–Jones–Henderson syndrome (1916)

1982 – Helene Ollendorff Curth (1899-1982), German-American dermatologist; described Ollendorf probe sign (1923), Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome (1928), Curth-Macklin syndrome (1954), Curth’s modified profile sign (1961), and Curth’s criteria for the diagnosis of cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes (1976)

2010 – Andranik (Andy) Ovassapian (1936-2010) was an American anesthesiologist; invented the Ovassapian Intubating Airway (1988)

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